Cursed Armor

Opening chests, barrels, and other loot containers now comes with a risk — a hidden entity known as Cursed Armor may awaken and attack.

This isn’t a normal mob. (it definently isnt a zombie i made invisible and hid the particle effects then made silent)

This is a force that equips itself with gear and weapons, appearing only as the armor it wears. It strikes with minimal warning, turning every structure into a potential trap.

The core idea and motivation for this mod was inspired by Majrusz’s Progressive Difficulty.
My mod builds on their concept, expanding it into a system with much deeper customization.

⚔️ Features

📦 Loot Traps
Opening naturally generated containers can spawn Cursed Armor.
🧠 Smart Detection
Only triggers on loot-generated containers — player-placed chests and minecart chests are ignored.
🧱 Structure Awareness
Fully supports structure checks and blacklists (villages, etc.).
🌍 Dimension Scaling
Spawn chances increase as players progress through dimensions.
🎲 Advanced Spawn System
- Base chance + container bonuses
- Loot table modifiers
- Dimension-based scaling
- Multiple rolls per container if desired
🧰 Custom Gear Presets
Define full armor + weapon sets for the Cursed Armor to use.
🏛️ Structure-Based Presets
Certain gear only appears in specific structures
(e.g. miners in mineshafts, brutes in bastions)
🔊 Immersive Effects
- Optional spawn particles
- Optional sound on spawn (Armor equip sound effect)
- Completely silent enemies otherwise
🧹 No Free Loot
Cursed Armor drops nothing by default.

⚙️ Fully Configurable

Everything is adjustable:

Enable/disable container types (chests, barrels, shulkers, minecarts)
Fine-tune spawn chances per container type
Add loot table and dimension bonuses
Blacklist dimensions, structures, or containers
Control progression scaling behavior
Customize gear presets and restrictions

View Config

["spawn settings"]

#Base chance for Cursed Armor to spawn when opening a valid unopened loot container

#This chance is modified further by block, loot table, and dimension bonus entries below

#Default: 0.25

#Range: 0.0 ~ 1.0

base_spawn_chance = 1.0

#Number of spawn rolls performed each time a valid container triggers

#Each roll uses the final calculated spawn chance independently

#Default: 1

#Range: 1 ~ 5

rolls_per_instance = 1

#If true, once a container has been checked once, it will never trigger again

#Default: true

one_check_per_container = false

#Maximum final chance per roll after all bonuses are added together

#Helps prevent stupidly high values from stacking too hard

#Default: 2.0

#Range: 0.0 ~ 5.0

max_final_spawn_chance = 2.0

#If true, particles will appear when Cursed Armor spawns

#Default: true

enable_spawn_particles = true

#If true, Cursed Armor plays the armor equip sound when it spawns

#Default: true

enable_spawn_sound = true

["container toggles"]

#If true, normal chests can trigger Cursed Armor

#Default: true

enable_chests = true

#If true, trapped chests can trigger Cursed Armor

#Default: true

enable_trapped_chests = true

#If true, barrels can trigger Cursed Armor

#Default: true

enable_barrels = true

#If true, supported shulker containers can trigger Cursed Armor

#This includes Lootr shulker containers if Lootr is installed

#Default: true

enable_shulker_boxes = true

#If true, minecart chests can trigger Cursed Armor

#Default: true

enable_minecart_chests = true
["container bonus options"]

#Extra spawn chance added if the triggered container is a normal chest

#Default: 0.0

#Range: -5.0 ~ 5.0

chest_extra_spawn_chance = 0.0

#Extra spawn chance added if the triggered container is a trapped chest

#Default: 0.25

#Range: -5.0 ~ 5.0

trapped_chest_extra_spawn_chance = 0.25

#Extra spawn chance added if the triggered container is a barrel

#Default: 0.0

#Range: -5.0 ~ 5.0

barrel_extra_spawn_chance = 0.0

#Extra spawn chance added if the triggered container is a supported shulker box

#Default: 0.0

#Range: -5.0 ~ 5.0

shulker_box_extra_spawn_chance = 0.0

#Extra spawn chance added if the triggered container is a minecart chest

#Default: 0.0

#Range: -5.0 ~ 5.0

minecart_chest_extra_spawn_chance = 0.0

["spawn bonus options"]

#If true, dimension bonus chances become permanently active once the player has visited that dimension

#Default: true

dimension_bonus_unlocks_globally = true

#Extra spawn chance added if the opened container is in one of these dimensions

#Format: "namespace:path=chance"

dimension_extra_chances = ["minecraft:overworld=0.0", "minecraft:the_nether=0.25", "minecraft:the_end=0.5"]

#Extra spawn chance added if the container uses one of these loot tables

#Format: "namespace:path=chance"

loot_table_extra_chances = ["minecraft:chests/simple_dungeon=0.0", "minecraft:chests/abandoned_mineshaft=0.0", "minecraft:chests/desert_pyramid=0.0", "minecraft:chests/jungle_temple=0.0", "minecraft:chests/shipwreck_supply=0.0", "minecraft:chests/stronghold_corridor=0.0", "minecraft:chests/woodland_mansion=0.0", "minecraft:chests/ancient_city=0.0", "minecraft:chests/bastion_treasure=0.0"]

#If true, when a new dimension bonus is unlocked globally, it replaces the currently active unlocked dimension bonus

#instead of being added on top of earlier unlocked dimensions

#Default: false

set_as_new_dimension_spawn_chance_value = false

#Defines the progression order for dimension bonus unlocks

#The last visited dimension in this ordered list becomes the active one when replacement mode is enabled

#Default: ["minecraft:overworld", "minecraft:the_nether", "minecraft:the_end"]

dimension_spawn_chance_progression_order = ["minecraft:overworld", "minecraft:the_nether", "minecraft:the_end"]

["blacklist options"]

#Loot tables that should never allow Cursed Armor to spawn

#Format: "namespace:path"

blacklisted_loot_tables = ["minecraft:chests/spawn_bonus_chest"]

#Dimensions where Cursed Armor should never spawn

#Format: "namespace:path"

blacklisted_dimensions = []

#Specific container block IDs that should never trigger, even if otherwise valid

#Format: "modid:block_name"

blacklisted_container_blocks = []

#Structure IDs or structure tags where Cursed Armor should never spawn

#Useful for things like villages or other safe structures

#Accepted formats:

# Structure ID: ["minecraft:village_plains","minecraft:village_savanna"]

# Structure tag: ["#minecraft:village"]

#Default: ["#minecraft:village"]

blacklisted_structures = ["#minecraft:village"]

["mob settings"]

#Bonus health added to the spawned mob. A vanilla zombie starts at 20 HP.

#Default: 10.0

#Range: 0.0 ~ 1000.0

bonus_health = 0.0

["mob gear"]

#List of full gear presets the spawned zombie can use

#Format: "preset_name=helmet|chestplate|leggings|boots|mainhand"

#Use "empty" for any slot you want left blank

custom_gear_presets = ["leather=minecraft:leather_helmet|minecraft:leather_chestplate|minecraft:leather_leggings|minecraft:leather_boots|minecraft:stick", "chainmail=minecraft:chainmail_helmet|minecraft:chainmail_chestplate|minecraft:chainmail_leggings|minecraft:chainmail_boots|minecraft:stone_sword", "iron=minecraft:iron_helmet|minecraft:iron_chestplate|minecraft:iron_leggings|minecraft:iron_boots|minecraft:iron_sword", "gold=minecraft:golden_helmet|minecraft:golden_chestplate|minecraft:golden_leggings|minecraft:golden_boots|minecraft:golden_sword", "diamond=minecraft:diamond_helmet|minecraft:diamond_chestplate|minecraft:diamond_leggings|minecraft:diamond_boots|minecraft:diamond_sword", "netherite=minecraft:netherite_helmet|minecraft:netherite_chestplate|minecraft:netherite_leggings|minecraft:netherite_boots|minecraft:netherite_sword"]

#If true, certain presets can be restricted to certain dimensions

#Default: true

enable_dimension_preset_restrictions = true

#If true, preset groups unlock permanently per player once that player has visited that dimension

#Default: true

dimension_presets_unlock_globally = true

#List of which presets are restricted to which dimensions

#Format: "dimension=preset|preset|preset"

dimension_restricted_presets = ["minecraft:overworld=leather|chainmail", "minecraft:the_nether=iron|gold", "minecraft:the_end=diamond|netherite"]

#If true, when a new dimension preset group is unlocked globally, it replaces the currently active unlocked preset group

#instead of being merged with earlier unlocked preset groups

#Default: false

set_as_new_dimension_preset_list = false

#Defines the progression order for dimension preset unlocks

#The last visited dimension in this ordered list becomes the active one when replacement mode is enabled

#Format: ["minecraft:overworld", "minecraft:the_nether", "minecraft:the_end"]

#Default: ["minecraft:overworld", "minecraft:the_nether", "minecraft:the_end"]

dimension_preset_progression_order = ["minecraft:overworld", "minecraft:the_nether", "minecraft:the_end"]

#Presets restricted to specific structures

#These presets are added to the current dimension preset pool when inside the listed structure

#Accepted formats:

# Structure tag: "#minecraft:mineshaft=miner"

# Structure ID or multiple entries: "minecraft:bastion_remnant|#minecraft:ruined_portal=brute"

#Left side = structure ids and/or structure tags separated by |

#Right side = preset names separated by |

structure_restricted_presets = ["#minecraft:mineshaft=miner", "minecraft:bastion_remnant|#minecraft:ruined_portal=brute"]

#If true, when structure restricted presets are found, they replace the dimension preset pool entirely

#If false, they are added to the current dimension preset pool

#Default: false

structure_presets_replace_dimensional_preset = false

🔧 Compatibility

✅ Built to work with Lootr (including Lootr minecart containers and shulkers)
✅ Designed for modpacks
✅ Lightweight and server-friendly

🧪 Future Plans
- 🩸 Cursed Loot-Only Mode
  An optional mode that disables all spawn chance calculations entirely.
  Cursed Armor will instead, only spawn if cursed gear is actually present inside the container.
- ⚔️ Dynamic Gear Extraction
  Instead of using presets, Cursed Armor can be equipped directly from the loot inside the container itself — turning the chest into the source of the threat.